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NY HELP Yes

Agency Transportation, Department of

Title Landscape Architect 1 (NY HELPS) - Region 10

Occupational Category Other Professional Careers

Salary Grade 24

Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range From $116534 to $128752 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 5%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8 AM

To 4 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Suffolk

Street Address 250 Veterans Memorial Highway

City Hauppauge

State NY

Zip Code 11788

Duties Description Work may include one or more of the following: • Provide professional Landscape Architecture services and deliverables related to review, planning, analysis, design, construction, management, restoration, and rehabilitation of land and landscapes associated with transportation facilities, buildings and institutions, parks, historic sites, recreation areas and other outdoor developed areas.• Manage the preparation of project estimates and proposals to secure project funding. • Mentor staff and provide support for the capital program and special projects • Provide technical assistance and advice to regional staff on environmental issues, aesthetics and context sensitive design.• Coordinate environmental analysis, permit applications, interactions with numerous public and private entities and consultants. • Supervise Historic and Cultural analysis of Indefinite Design / Indefinite Quantity projects.• Review the preparation of presentations and educational materials and visual assessment reports for various projects and ensure compliance with current ADA, bicycle and pedestrian circulation standards. • Review project plans, specifications, estimates and correspondence. Take part in management of invasive species and conservation efforts for pollinators and Monarch butterflies. Organize construction material review, plant inspection and tree analysis during construction. • Allocate resources to prepare renderings, map analyses, technical media and presentation materials for design development and delivery, and for use in training, public meetings and hearings utilizing current software tools. • Prepare annual work plans and asset tracking.• Responsibilities may include serving a role within the Incident Command System to support the Department’s response to regional and statewide emergency situations.

Minimum Qualifications This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).* To be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, or 55 b/c, candidates must meet the open competitive minimum qualifications for this position. The qualifications are: Promotional:You must have a New York State Professional Landscape Architect’s License with current registration AND be a qualified employee of New York State AND have had one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service in a title allocated to a Grade 18 or higher.Open-Competitive:You must have a New York State Professional Landscape Architect’s License with current registration.Candidates may also be qualified for permanent competitive appointment if reachable from the appropriate Civil Service eligible list or eligible for reassignment or transfer in accordance with Civil Service Law.

Additional Comments Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. *For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At a future date, it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in an NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified. The starting salary for this position is $116,534. This amount is comprised of an increased hiring salary of $103,034 with an additional geographic pay differential up to $13,500, specific to this title and location.The maximum compensation for this position is $128,752. This amount is comprised of the standard job rate of $115,252 with an additional geographic pay differential of $13,500, specific to this title and location. In addition, a Mid-Hudson Adjustment of $2,000 or a Downstate Adjustment of $4,000 may also apply depending on the location of the position.

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Name Administrative Services Office

Telephone (631) 952-6171

Fax (631) 952-6169

Email Address [email protected]

Address

Street NYS Department of Transportation - Region 10

250 Veterans Memorial Highway

City Hauppauge

State NY

Zip Code 11788

Notes on Applying Qualified candidates should submit a letter of interest, resume, and a copy of your New York State Professional Landscape Architect's License and current registration with the Notice Number R10-26-02 in the subject line and referenced in the letter of interest no later than January 21, 2026 to: NYS Department of Transportation – Region 10 250 Veterans Memorial Highway Hauppauge, NY 11788 Fax: (631) 952-6169 Email: [email protected] is an equal opportunity employer. Disabled persons are encouraged to apply.In compliance with Public Law 99-603, candidates selected for appointment must provide an original document to prove their citizenship and/or legal right to work in the United States. Candidates for employment must have proper authorization to work in the United States at the time an offer of employment is made. The Department will not sponsor a nonimmigrant for a temporary employment visa (H-1B or similar), OPT STEM, or for permanent residence. Offers of permanent employment may not be made to nonimmigrants whose employment authorization is limited to a period of practical training (F-1 or similar).